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Jan 31, 2022 · Archive 75: George Mikan. Todd Spehr. January 31, 2022 5:58 AM. When mapping out the history of the NBA, it’s crucial to understand its beginnings. If faced with the exercise of lining up, one...
Mar 27, 2024 · George Mikan (born June 18, 1924, Joliet, Ill., U.S.—died June 1, 2005, Scottsdale, Ariz.) was an American professional basketball player and executive who was selected in an Associated Press poll in 1950 as the greatest basketball player of the first half of the 20th century.
May 8, 2018 · George Mikan (born 1924) has been described by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as" the first dominant big man in professional basketball and the game's first superstar." At six feet, ten inches, he towered over most other college and professional players of the 1940s and 1950s.
Sep 13, 2021 · George Mikan was a four-time All-Star and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1959. Mikan was certainly one of the most dominant. Counting his season with the Gears and a championship won...
Jan 3, 2022 · Mikan’s total points and his average were easily BAA records. He also shot more free throws (689), made more free throws (532) and contributed nearly twice as many win shares (20.9) as the ...
Jun 3, 2005 · Basketball’s first “big man” and the NBA’s first superstar died late Wednesday at age 80 in a Scottsdale, Ariz., rehabilitation center, where he was being treated for diabetes and kidney ...
Jun 2, 2005 · George Mikan. The marquee above Madison Square Garden that flashed "George Mikan vs. Knicks" aptly told the story of basketball's original superstar. The first dominant big man in professional basketball, George Mikan played with a competitive fire matched by few.
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